https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s1UO8slHfY
The above video is an interview that Bill O' Reilly recently did with David Letterman. O' Reilly has been on a smear campaign against Beyonce' recently for releasing a song entitled "Partition". Here is the "Partition" music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ12_E5R3qc
Beyonce' has been lauded by many for the feminist stances she has taken explicitly and implicitly in her latest album, in which she is constantly asserting her own sexuality and womanhood. In the Bill O' Reilly interview, notice how when David Letterman brings up Miley Cyrus's overtly sexual behavior, 'O Reilly glosses over it. Also, Letterman spends his time focusing on how Beyoncé is not the only one creating sexually explicit music, which is a distractive stance that I would expect another white male to take. 'O Reilly's responses just become increasingly disgusting as he brings up figures (who knows where he got them from) about black unwed mothers, and refers to an anonymous group of assumed black individuals as "thugs". I believe a black feminist would've given much different reasons as to why what Beyonce' has been doing is both perfectly acceptable and also is behavior worthy of praise. When Patricia Hill Collins talks about black women's resistance, "Partition" is an example, however unorthodox some may view it to be. Beyonce' is resisting the idea that a man should be the one to define a woman's sexual desires and behaviors. There are very few people in the entire world who can command such a huge audience as Beyonce', and I believe that poses a threat to close-minded patriarchal white males such as Bill 'O Reilly.
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